Writing for Law360, Andrew Strickler covers Burford’s 2019 Legal Finance Report, highlighting that lawyers will use legal finance to recession proof their legal budgets. He notes: “Almost seven in 10 lawyers say they would be more likely to push clients toward third-party litigation funding in the event of an economic downturn.” In addition, he highlights the increasing sophistication of legal finance users, who view “legal funding as analogous to financing options for real estate or other corporate acquisitions.”
